End of Term Key dates:
December 9 – 19 Undergraduate and Graduate Final Exams
December 25, 2012 - January 2, 2014 Special Winter Holiday
January 5 Offices Open
January 5 Grades Due (Contact Registrar For Questions Or Concerns)
January 14 Spring Classes Begin
January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed NO CLASSES OR STUDIOS
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RE: HOLIDAY CLOSING SCHEDULE, COMPUTING HOURS, AND FABRICATION LAB HOURS
Listed below is the holiday closing schedule for Weitzman School Facilities. In order to protect property and ensure personal safety, it will be necessary to close and restrict ALL access to Meyerson Hall studios as scheduled below. While we realize the desire of some students to work in studios during this period, this lock-down is necessary in order to protect personal property and to ensure the safety of our students.
SPECIAL NOTE: RETURNING STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR STUDIO SPACES
Students will begin the next term in their current space. Once elective studios have been decided, studio allocations for Spring will be finalized. Please make sure that anything of value that is left behind in studio is locked down. The school will not assume responsibility for the personal property of students. Boxes will be provided for packing of personal materials.
PENNDESIGN OFFICES:
The University, traditionally, invites staff to leave at 2:00pm on Wednesday, December 24 unless otherwise directed by your supervisor. You will receive an additional email confirmation to confirm university policy shortly.
PENNDESIGN MEYERSON STUDIOS:
CLOSED from Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 12 noon until Monday, January 5, 2015 at 9:00am. All occupants must be out of the studios by 12 Noon Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the LATEST.
Beginning Monday, January 5, 2015 the studios will be opened as usual.
MEYERSON FABRICATION LAB:
All aspects of the Weitzman School Fabrication Lab including traditional fabrication, laser cutting, 3D printing, and CNC milling will close for winter break beginning at 4:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2014.
The Lab will remain closed from December 19 through January 4. There will be no after-hours access during the break.
The Lab will be open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, January 5 through January 9. During this week there will be no after-hours access.
The Lab will be closed on Saturday, January 10 and Sunday, January 11. There will be no after-hours access, laser cutting, 3D printing or CNC milling during this weekend.
The Lab will be open Monday, January 12, and Tuesday, January 13, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with no after–hours access.
The lab will open on a normal academic schedule at 8:00 AM on January 14.
The Lab will be closed on January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
MEYERSON COMPUTING LAB:
All Weitzman School Labs and plotter rooms will be closed for the holiday break beginning at 2:00 PM Wednesday December 24, 2014 and will reopen on Monday January 5, 2015 at 9:00 AM. There will also not be any IT support staff available in the building or through the ithelp email. (Note: Labs will be closed on a rotating basis during the week of the 2nd for maintenance)
CHARLES ADDAMS FINE ARTS HALL COMPUTER LABS:
CLOSED from December 24, 2014 at 2:00 PM until January 5, 2015 at 9:00 AM.
The Addams Hall computer labs (012, 020, 106), and all printers and plotters in the building will not be available over the Holiday break. There will also not be any IT support staff available in the building or through the ithelp email.
If you have specific questions regarding this matter, email: ithelp@design.upenn.edu before Monday, December 22.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
The Division of Public Safety continues to provide comprehensive safety and security services on a 24x7 basis for all areas comprising the Penn Patrol Zone, which includes 30th Street to 43rd Street, on the east-west border, and Market Street to Baltimore Avenue, on the north-south border. Penn Police and Allied Barton security officer staffing levels will remain consistent throughout the holiday break.
Feel free to utilize the Walking Escort Services service that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in the following boundaries: between 30th to 43rd Streets and Market Street to Baltimore Avenue. Escorts are also available from 10:00am until 3:00am between 30th & 50th and Spring Garden Street to Woodland Avenue via the University’s partnership with the University District Ambassador Program.
HOW TO REQUEST A WALKING ESCORT
Ask any Public Safety Officer on patrol or inside a building
Call 215-898-WALK (9255) or 511 (from campus phone)
Use one of the many building and blue-light telephones located on and off Penn's Campus.
Please program 215-573-3333 into your cell phone as Penn Pub Safety. In the event of a major emergency or crisis, the Division of Public Safety will utilize the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, to contact you via text message, email and/or by phone. Having Penn Pub Safety already programmed in your phone will help you recognize this important phone call. You may also use 215-573-3333 or 511 from any campus phone for all medical and emergency-related calls, to report suspicious activity and also to request a walking escort.
